Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-10

and NaEthsEn 0hi0 Ihe rainfall for ehs
week has ssFxsa 70 increase she ex-
esss q rainfall already reported In
IN tbose sectionA
Il wil thas hs seen that The season 10
aate In those sections OF The country hnm
been aboat as follows In thA grain
regians. north, Il has been comParA-
lively cold and dry; In the cotton ~
Eiona. b The uest Of Georgia. warm and
unusually arr; in the cotton and rioe
REGIONS, on the 6outh Atlantic coast.
cold and comparatively dry; In the 10
6aeca regions % Virginia and Nereh
oarolinA. cold and dry; IN ne tobacco
regio1s Of Kentucky. Tennessee and
Pennsylvania. warmer with rainfall
sliGhtely lea than usual. except In
Northern kentaeky, where the rainfall
VS. slightly In excess
kroEa reports received L appears that
the meieoFelozical ooaditiona Of the paa1
week have had the effect Of rApidly ad-
vancing the season In thosa sections
who're 10 had previously been retarded.
ISiGned- A. w. GRERLRx.
Chief Signal OHicer.
Arrest 81 ssDlamena uArry.S
CEIcAso. May G--A uulatto named
WHO has been under the suFveillAnce oe
toe deteetives here Tor several days,
vas arrested tonight He had iast
trihiug sum. and had % his pafsun
iawelFy. supposed 90 have been etnlan.
cernsd In recent diamond EebbsEiea e
Washington, New York snd Albany.
Csnditiea eg Railroaa Empasyea.
READma (PA), May s.-Ths hfth
eoOvention Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad employees was held
here today. About 100 delegates. repre-
senting everv department. were IN al
tendance. Qaits q number Of Rriev-
anees were presented, has their nature
and the action taken upon them oould
not Be learned. resolution vas
unAnimoualy passed authoFiEinG the
boyoottinR Of beer manufactured BY
the Philadslphia Brewers Association.
Verdict Of Jury Of Inquest.
JAcKsoR (Miaa.l, Nav 9 The Jury Of
inquest. in the case Of r. ID. 0ambrell.
editor Of Sarogd aEd SAisld, Who Was
shot and killed late en- Thursday niRht
BY COL Jones' 8. Hamilt0n, the lessee
of the penitentiary, adjourned al liza
O'Clock last night, asteF two days Of al
most continuous session They ren-
dered a verdict as follows: ave. the
jury OF fnquisition in the oase 81 the
death OF Roderiek GambFell, nnd THAI
be came 30 his death from pistol shots
and wounds inflicted by Jsnes 8. Hamil-
ton, as principal. and others as abetlora,
unkRown to the jury"
BASEBALL.
CINCINNATI, May 6.-CinclnnAti, 8;
Cleveland. Z.
ST. LoUIs, May s.-sl Louis. 6;
Louisville, 4.
onorSNlrI. May a-Clevsland. 2;
Cincinnati. Is.
KEw YORK, May s.-Nsw York. o.
Washington,
Cmcloo. May a. Indianapolis,
DETsoTT. May s.-PiitsburR. 8; De-
tE0it, 10.
BosrOS, May s.-PhilAdslphla. 5; Bss-
ton, 2.
Aecldeatt % Raptiats In the RltssisSippl.
NEw ORLEAEs. May s.-Ssvsral eolored
congregations Of the Baptist Churches
IN this city have lsoR made Il the prae-
tiee 10 baptise their members 10 The
Mississippi river az certain selected
points, both in the upper aDd lower dis
triots OF the city. The ssift current Of
the river has always made the custom
more or less dangerous. bat the chances
Of mishap havs natil today been thought
10 have been reduced to the minimum
by the care exercised in selecting the
plaoes for tbs ceremonies where there
we're shallow waters. Today. however,
an accident happened at which seyen
lives are known 10 have been lost. The
Mount Zion Baptist Church has been
baptising its converts &c the foot OF
District street. beside large wharf
which sxtends into the deep water. This
moruiBg the congregation gathered 81
that SPOT for the usual ceremonies. A
large crowd assembled en- the wharf
and In the rsidst Of the exercises the
railing surrounding Il gave way and
fully nfty people we're pFes.pieesed int
the riveF. Around the wharf we're
number Of skiaa and into them many
Of the people we're thrown, overtuFning
several boats and adding % the number
struggling In the water. The ooeupants
Of thoss skifis which hoated set 10 VoFk
and rescued all Of those Who o0uid BE-
AAalaNtAa HNAALNMN
known 10 have bean drowned, and Il ta
believed that from Ave 20 eight more
psrished. Roselina Williams, foolored)
when she went into the water had q
ohIld In her aFma she atraRgled until
ahe came 10 The surface and hold tha
child 40 amtil one Of the Fe8oninR skins
reached her and tha infant was naized
and taken on board, and then the
mother sunk and WAs carried avay BY
the caRreut. An anknovn white woman
vas drowned under exaotly similar Gig
enmsiencea and the rescued baby II
held BY the police for Identification.
Many other people we're ininred, bat
noas seriously.
Terrible Tragedy.
LEXINGTON (Ky), May s. - A terrible
tragedy took pIace this morning near
Spring statisn. on the farm Of Captain
Jas. blackburn. ex-Secrstary Of btate
and q brother u Senator ]. O. Black
barn. MIS- Henrietta Blackburn, 40
oompanisd By her cousin, HenKietta
Hampstead, young lady OF ~ years.
went oat 10 shoot st . mark With q
small rife. They we're joined By eam-
uel Blackburn q young man Of q, q
brother Of Miss Hsnrietta Biaokbnfn,
AH4 3 AIlNA4tN at1NG4A M4a 0NAl4 - ~
Who should shoot at the mark hrgt. Tbs
three engaged In q playful struggle f0s
the possession Of the rife, and In The
stFagRie the weapon vas discharged,
the ball pisfcing the hsaFt Of Miss
Heprietta hempstead and killing her
instantly The uufortnnAie young lady
gave q aliRht scream and drOpped 60
The ground and bFeathed her last befcre
her horrided e0usins realized the 4wful
calamity that had befallen them. hes-
seneers we're hsFFied after medical and
other assistance. and u was with tns
ut@ost dificuity that Mias BlaokbuFn
and Miss Hsmpassad's mother could b
restored from TIE s00ek oecasigned by
the unexpsctsd and terrible death 81
the young lady. Miss Hsmpstsad wAs
q great favoFits IN the ootnmunity. Tba
fansfal will take place Mondny AFTER
n0on a. Frankfort.